Monday, 11th November, 2013
Barcelona have confirmed that Lionel Messi will be sidelined for up to eight weeks after tearing a muscle in his left hamstring.
The diminutive Argentine picked up the injury in his side’s 4-1 win over Real Betis yesterday and had to be substituted in the 21st minute of the match.
And scans have revealed that Messi has suffered a muscle tear in his left hamstring which will keep him out of action for six to eight weeks.
It is the 26-year-old’s third leg injury of the season and it means that the forward will not feature for his side nor his country for the remainder of the year.
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Messi has scored 14 goals in 16 appearances in all competitions for Barcelona in the current campaign.
He will also sit out Argentina’s upcoming friendly matches against Ecuador and Bosnia-Herzegovina on November 15th and 18th respectively.
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